Chalcos | |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | District |
Mapsize: | frameless |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Peru |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Ayacucho |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Sucre |
Parts Type: | Subdivisions |
Parts Style: | para |
P1: | 12 populated places |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | April 3, 1928 |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Chalcos |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 58.43 |
Elevation M: | 3645 |
Population Total: | 748 |
Population As Of: | 2005 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone1: | PET |
Utc Offset1: | -5 |
Blank Name Sec1: | UBIGEO |
Blank Info Sec1: | 050903 |
Chalcos is one of 11 districts of the Sucre Province in the Ayacucho region in Peru.
The population of Chalcos is 748 people, 376 men and 372 women.[1]
The people in the district are mainly indigenous citizens of Quechua descent. Quechua is the language which the majority of the population (81.70%) learnt to speak in childhood, 18.16% of the residents started speaking using the Spanish language (2007 Peru Census).[2]
The populated places in the district are:[1]